“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.” – Rumi
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I still can't get over how stunning this engagement session in Lanai was! So excited to be heading back there this month for a wedding at @fslanai ! ✨
This tiny island has so much history and beauty, it's the perfect place to escape to with your love!
@briannawoodward

For today's #weddingwednesday tip, we are discussing your wedding bouquet!
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Let your wedding florals be your statement piece and/or your wedding accessory!
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I have seen and photographed so many wedding, from the simplest of weddings to larger scale weddings, and your florals, especially your bouquet, is always center stage! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Even if you are having a simple wedding, make sure you make your wedding bouquet a priority!
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Because, this gorgeous bouquet is going to be everywhere, on your walls, in your wedding album, at your parents’ house, on your computer screen desktop- in all of your important photos, your wedding bouquet will be in those images, so it’s important that you like it!
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If you are on a tight budget, I always recommend simplifying your bridesmaid’s bouquets and putting your dollars towards your own bouquet, for the reasons I mentioned above!
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Loving this stunning bouquet by @royalbeefloralsandevents !
Venue: @deercreekridge

It's a new day, a new week, and about to be a new month as well! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
So happy to wake up on this Monday and feeling so much better and motivated to get back to doing what I love!
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Starting off this day with a beautiful North Shore engagement session fresh on the blog, and coincidentally, its Kaily's birthday today as well!!! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
So, help me wish Kaily a wonderful birthday, and check out their engagement session up on the blog today! So excited for their San Diego wedding this summer!

That moment when your happily ever after begins!
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I love capturing every aspect of a wedding day, but once the vows are done, there’s this beautiful sigh of relief! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
After months of planning, they made it to this moment of pure bliss. All the dreams of the future is in front of them, the ones they love the most surround them, and their legacy truly starts as they walk down the aisle, hand in hand, in marriage!
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And I get to capture the moments so they can relieve that feeling over and over again, for the rest of their lives. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
What an honor!
Venue: @liveloveleal

Today, I want you guys to think about a friend or someone who inspires you.
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Who Inspires you to do better.
To push harder.
Who believes in you.
Who deserves a shout out!!!
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Tag that person below and tell them , and us, why you love them so much!
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“The minute I heard my first love story,
I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was.
Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.
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What you seek is seeking you.” – Rumi

TRUST.
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Trust makes people vulnerable.
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Yet, within the first few minutes of meeting a new client, I ask them to TRUST me.
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You see, being an amazing wedding photographer is more than just the technical aspects of photography.
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You can be ‘technically’ skilled, but lack skills in making your clients feel safe, comfortable, and creating TRUST in a matter of minutes.
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This is what makes me stand out as a photographer. Not just beautiful photos. But how I make my clients FEEL while they are with me. 🥰⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
It’s a skill that you can’t technically teach. I think it’s a skill that comes natural.
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When your clients TRUST you, they will INVEST in you.
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And they will stand on sharp lava rock, not seeing what you are seeing. Holding their breaths, and trusting that I see them. I see the shot.
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And they wait.
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And we get said shot.
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Choosing your photographer HAS to be more than just looking at their price! Can you trust your photographer? Enough to wait for the right moment, the right wave, the right shot?
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THAT’S your photographer.
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And I hope that’s me!

Just a few more days left for 2019 weddings!!!!
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So excited for all of the 2019 weddings coming up this year!!!! Next week is a big week with 3 amazing weddings on the books!!
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Every wedding, I get so nervous , even though I’ve photograph over 100 of them. 💍
Mostly because I know how important this day is! I go through my notes, my shot list, the timeline, and my couples story the entire day before the wedding. I arrive early to make sure I know exactly where I want to place my couples for the day. I triple check my gear to make sure it’s in working order!
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All to make sure your day goes as smoothly as possible!
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It’s an honor when any couple chooses me to capture their special day, and I do not take it lightly!

Did you write or are planning to write your own vows for your wedding?
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Being a blended family, my husband and I chose what we would say for our vows, and then we also said vows to our children. We made them a part of our wedding since they were a part of our family!
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I am PRETTY SURE this is one of THE BEST FLORAL RAIN SHOWERS I’ve ever shot!!!
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Just keep swiping!!!👉🏽
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And help me congratulate Courtney and Jeff on 10 years of marriage today and a BEAUTIFUL vow renewal!
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Florals: @ocean_dreamerr